This year the annual summer camp of the group was held between
the 27th July and the 5th August at the Rinella South District camp site. Besides
the traditional badge work and activity games done throughout the camp this year a
number of special activities were organized by the group leaders and assisting
committee members. These included a visit to the AFM air squadron and a life saving
course co-ordinated by Staff Sergeant Tony Grech. Amongst the activities organized in
ternally, the group organized two very entertaining evenings, a Chinese and a Turkish
night were besides the appropriate cooking the patrols competed against each other to
present the best self made costume and presentations. On the first of August, the
scouts participated in the scouting sunrise celebration in Valletta and Floriana
organized by the Malta Scouts Association. In the evening a presentation about the his
tory of scouting prepared by Akela Erika Micallef was presented after which a 100th
anniversary cake was cut by the present GSL Vince Farrugia and GSL Emeritus Joe
Filletti.
The camp was attended by the cubs, troupe and ventures while the beavers were invited
to spend a day at camp.
Another successful camp came to an end with a camp fire on Saturday night before
packing up on Sunday 5th August.
